Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Caffe Buon Gusto looking a little sad, neglected

Work on Caffe Buon Gusto on Avenue B and Fifth Street has seemingly come to a halt. More graffiti appears by the day. The paper covering the windows has fallen down. Not much progress can be seen inside.




An EV Grieve reader files this report after a walk by this past weekend:

One of the plate-glass windows has a big crack running from side to bottom, most of the new paintwork is tagged and defaced, and the paper peeling back from one of the windows shows that construction inside has come to a halt. I have eaten at the Buon Gusto on the upper east side a few times, and found the food tasty and the staff welcoming; not that the East Village or the Lower East Side wants yet another homespun Italian restaurant, but the empty storefront has a very sad look to it.
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3 comments:

  1. Alex in NYCJuly 15, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    I was gonna say -- the East Village needs another Italian restaurant as much as it needs another frozen yogurt place, but I agree with your reader. This is just a bit sad, as if at some point someone just threw up their hands and said "Oh, what's the use?"

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  2. EV GrieveJuly 15, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    I have been monitoring the work here. One night, someone would tag it. The next day, the tag was gone. And the cycle continued. Now the owners must figure they won't win the back-and-forth ...

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  3. Bowery BoogieJuly 15, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    what did they think moving into this part of town? no graffiti?

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